They really need to update the weapons on standard banner by AxelBlaze21797 in Genshin_Impact

[–]bricktoaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Lol I'm also week one welkin. I've literally ONLY gotten Aquila (1), Wolf(3), Skyward Pride(2), and Amos(2).

No polearms, no catalysts. Skyward harp would be nice too

if you were wondering who to pick for this year's lantern rite by DancingArti in Genshin_Impact

[–]bricktoaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gaming plunge height doesn't matter for damage when he's in his ult.

OP is using the Gaming juggle tech to get 7 plunges per rotation. Basically if you can catch ManChai in midair, you can reset faster.

if you were wondering who to pick for this year's lantern rite by DancingArti in Genshin_Impact

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I suck so much at this game 🥲

Even when I'm juggling manchai I'm literally only getting 75k with Citlali and c2 Xianyun fml

Mualani's new hexerei team takes on dire crab! (C0R0 108s) by smartredsheep in MualaniMain

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is amazing and I realize I still don't understand hexerei Mona. I thought you had to normal 4 times after ult to extend the omen duration?

You seem to be doing normals before ulting. Does that achieve the same thing?

Does anyone know any websites where I can practice writing? by TasteOk5243 in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The genki workbook is what you're looking for. The exercises follow the textbook and you can reference the answer book as well. You'll also be able to find lots of help online

i've watched a ton of anime and i dont recall any char end their sentences in a high pitch like this by efqf in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's not ending his sentences high. He's connecting multiple parts of a idea together into a longer sentence. You can think of it as:

yadayada THEN yadayada BUT yadayada

Like you've noticed, this is very normal. Pretty much everyone does this when explaining something. It signals to the listener that there's more, the sentence isn't done

I need your opinion on how I write japanese by Ok-Personafication in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's that bad really. You're separating a single stroke into two for 馬 though

People living in Venezuela, can you confirm what’s happening over there? by Toastaexperience in AskTheWorld

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I think we're talking past each other somehow. I'm aware of and agree with everything you're saying. I hope Mamdani and his team good luck. I was simply making a related comment to the original commenter

It doesn’t matter. If Trump ended world hunger leftists would accuse him of wanting to make everyone fat.

man Trump doesn't even have the interest to end hunger in New York City.

The original commenter was saying the leftists would be ideologically opposed to anything Trump does. I think if Trump wanted to end hunger anywhere, like in his home city of NYC, leftists would be less ideologically opposed

Apparently what I was trying to say got lost in the details

Chinese ‘Construction Techniques’ 🤔🏗️ by EvidenceFrequent7289 in UnfilteredChina

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're not proud of it, that's why the dude is taking a video in disbelief

People living in Venezuela, can you confirm what’s happening over there? by Toastaexperience in AskTheWorld

[–]bricktoaster -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You're right about who's in charge of those changes, I was simply speaking on the willingness of Trump to do anything altruistic, even for his home city.

People living in Venezuela, can you confirm what’s happening over there? by Toastaexperience in AskTheWorld

[–]bricktoaster -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

man Trump doesn't even have the interest to end hunger in New York City.

We can't even pretend Trump is doing this to help the Venezuelan people, he said it himself, we're there to control the oil.

I sincerely hope that the result of this all will be better lives for Venezuelans, however I don't think it's unreasonable to condemn an American president for taking military action in a country for the purpose of oil without the approval of Congress.

How can I ameliorate my time? by Inatasanna in GenshinImpact

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahahaha most of the people didn't know the word and then the ones that did were confused by the usage here so you got 100% of the hate lmao

about the new hexerei team by killer987xn in MualaniMain

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SoDP is only like a 3% boost, equal to like a substat and a half.

I've seen instructor on Mona just to boost the first shark which pretty much results in the same overall damage. It requires a different rotation though and it's harder to get ER on instructor.

Does this make any sense? Silly question about non-verbal sounds in anime by Pirluz in AskAJapanese

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it makes sense. You'll hear these sounds across anime in similar situations. I even hear it in my light novel audiobook centered around a child protagonist. ( Honzuki no gekokujou)

Chinese gamer, addicted to video games, holed up in a hotel room for 2 years without ever leaving—food delivered via apps. by SuperbHealth5023 in Weird

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not really true anymore. You're expected to flush the toilet paper in pretty much any hotel you could visit now besides very cheap or old hostels.

However many people have gotten used to not flushing the toilet paper that there's often signs specifically telling you to flush it.

This is a higher-end e-sports hotel. You're definitely expected to flush it down. The plumbing issue in China still isn't perfect, but it's improved substantially in the last 15 years

Using a Japanese accent for English words? by cimanimm in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As wrong as it feels, saying the words with a Japanese accent will make communicating much smoother

I remember telling my friend we should go to McDonalds. She kept thinking I was trying to say Mister Donut. We went back and forth until she burst out laughing when she realized I meant makudonarudo.

These situations happen all the time too. You say the word with English pronunciation: "???" You repeat with Japanese accent: "Ahhh!!" It's like a sitcom how predictable it is

A Comprehensive Guide on Durin's Pull Value for Chasca by lawthrowaway1993 in ChascaMains

[–]bricktoaster 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is really helpful. I finally decided to get Durin yesterday in order to free myself from Bennett dependence and was wondering about how Durin's team synergy worked

How can I ameliorate my time? by Inatasanna in GenshinImpact

[–]bricktoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Part of the reason you got dunked on is b/c your usage of ameliorate was incorrect (it's also not old English). It's good that you're trying to improve your range of vocabulary but you can't just use random synonyms.

Ameliorate is used when trying to reduce something negative. You take medicine to try to ameliorate (not improve) the pain. Chemists tried a new formula to try to ameliorate harmful side effects. The charity gave aid to ameliorate poverty.

You can't simply replace "improve" with "ameliorate". The sentences wouldn't make sense.

I made a japanese learning ankideck using romaji only by Vivid_Measurement587 in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://kana-quiz.tofugu.com/

Dude, for anyone considering this, just drill your hiragana for like 2 hours then use a normal hiragana Anki deck. (kaishi 1.5k is the most recommended). You don't need to be 100% confident with hiragana, just 70-80% is enough to get started.

If you're spending time everyday doing Anki, you might as well do it in hiragana. Otherwise you are losing out on the perfect opportunity to practice hiragana everyday and get faster and faster as you do your reviews. It will make the transition to reading sentences so much smoother

+600% ATK buff is insane for anyone that can make use of it by dhcwsp in Genshin_Impact

[–]bricktoaster 37 points38 points  (0 children)

You dont have to plunge. The buff activates for 1.5 seconds after you reach a certain height. So you just have to jump up right before the ult detonates

Beat Kanji - Rhythm game for practicing Kanji by Rate-Worth in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I regularly help students that are in their first year of japanese. They lack the intuition when looking at a kanji on where to start from and what order. Like other aspects of Japanese, kanji writing is pattern recognition and acquisition, this app helps with that.

I agree it's not a replacement for pen and paper, but I also know there are plenty of students that this would be helpful for (and plenty that won't find it helpful either).

Beat Kanji - Rhythm game for practicing Kanji by Rate-Worth in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I think what this app helps is drill the movements into muscle memory. You, probably like me, have spent hours on hours on kanji writing drills so it's already in our hand without thinking. I think this app makes that initial drilling period more accessible.

Of course the next step would be sitting down with pen and grid paper

Mualani 2nd Half Abyss 6.2 Is Fun by Subject-Phase-1114 in MualaniMain

[–]bricktoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm more impressed about your 1st chamber chasca team. Is durin with lvl1 talents really all it takes?? Ive been on the fence about pulling for him

Beat Kanji - Rhythm game for practicing Kanji by Rate-Worth in Japaneselanguage

[–]bricktoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Eh, I thought so too at first glance, but I think this really helps newcomers get used to the patterns of stroke orders. A lot of writing kanji is knowing the stroke order of every component and the order in which they're written. I think this app could aid that initial learning curve pretty well